Ifan

Ifan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Welsh

Meaning

Ifan is one of several Welsh forms of the male given name Ieuan. Like the English name John, it ultimately derives from the Latin Johannes.

From Wikipedia

Ifan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 42 babies (rank #759 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ifan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ifan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

536

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	14	#995
1997	21	#773
1998	29	#623
1999	29	#612
2000	17	#926
2001	23	#762
2003	20	#954
2005	24	#932
2006	33	#775
2007	32	#829
2008	31	#879
2009	33	#859
2010	32	#909
2011	35	#847
2012	33	#908
2013	24	#1,095
2014	42	#759
2015	37	#840
2016	27	#1,065

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#995

1997

#773

1998

#623

1999

#612

2000

#926

2001

#762

2003

#954

2005

#932

2006

#775

2007

#829

2008

#879

2009

#859

2010

#909

2011

#847

2012

#908

2013

#1,095

2014

#759

2015

#840

2016

#1,065

Meaning

Numerology of Ifan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail